Satisfice Inc.

Podcasts

June 21st, 2013: In this extra long, unedited podcast, James shares
more of his thoughts on software testing. We start by taking on some icons
of the quality world, Juran and Deming. Michael goofs up James background
but gets James to share some information about the early days at Apple.
James gets Michael to open up about why he reallly got his certification.
The discussion turns to exploratory testing and Michael's experience trying
to implement it in a regulated environment. James talks about his regulated
tested experience. It's a wealth of information and tips on testing in that
environment. James gives a hint about his next project and it certainly
sounds exciting.

Oct 11th, 2012: James talks about the biggest challenge to software
testers; the inability to cope with challenges of any kind., coping with
controversy, working through issues together, and being accountable. Watch
this, Testers!

May 5th, 2012: James talks about software testing. We get him to talk
about his website satisfice.com, why software testers don't seem to take
software testing seriously, and philosophy. Emily gets James to discuss 'the
next big thing' but the answer probably wasn't what either of us expected.

Quote from the conversation "Exploratory testing is
simply what happens when I place something in front of you and say 'test
this right now'. When people respond to that, they're doing exploratory
testing. It's simultaneous learning, test design and test execution."

From Five Whys: Beyond Agile- Notes to a Software Team Leader;
Discussion includes about what real testers need to be, how to interview a
tester for a job, the idea of exploratory testing, automated checks vs.
manual, sapient tests and many other things.